Excerpt of the declaration issued at the 5th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which took place in Cancun, Mexico in September 2003.
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International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Authors examine disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies and agreements which include Indigenous peoples and communities in their planning processes. Article advocates for respecting Indigenous approaches, knowledges, and land use practices; accurate, appropriate, and ethical data collection.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, 2003, pp. 75-85
Description
Examines the bio-prospecting/bio-piracy debate in the context of traditional knowledge as an important component in an aboriginal economic development strategy.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 289-298
Description
Article introduces the special issue Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage; uses Sámi and global Indigenous perspectives to explore factors central to Indigenous understandings of cultural heritage, and advocates for a wholistic approach to research and use of culturally appropriate research methodologies.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 46-49
Description
Short Introductory piece to the special issue which describes the editor’s experience following the release of the Call for Papers for an AIQ issue dedicated to the experience of Indigenous students, staff and faculty within the academic intuition.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 3/4, Special Issue: Urban American Indian Women's Activism, Summer - Autumn, 2003, pp. 491-504
Description
Lengthy introductory editorial provides some preamble to the special issue on the activist work of Indigenous women in urban centers, and a lead-in for each of the articles contained therein.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 2019, pp. 339-364
Description
Article analyzes the narrative presented on the Homeland Security t-shirt [Graphic tee which has the words “Homeland Security” emblazoned above an image of Geronimo with three fellow Apache warriors and the words “Fighting Terrorism since 1492” located below the photograph]. Discusses how this narrative forms a rhetoric of critique and resistance.
This documentary reflects on Kainai (Blood tribe) history, governance, survival, and living culture as it explores the repatriation of artifacts from Europeans.
Duration: 1:9:39.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 840-861
Description
Commentary originating from the American Studies Association 2002 meeting, individual activists are featured as well as concerns regarding research ethics.
Examines a research agreement between the North Slope Borough of Alaska and Shell Exploration and Production Company (Shell Oil) and offers an evaluation based on: external factors, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 59-72
Description
Discusses severe restrictions pressed for by environmentalists concerning use of the Lake after the Ontario First Nation established a viable tourist industry.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 39-48
Description
Author reflects on the international legal standards regarding the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty of Black Hills between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
Discussion of current land and resource strategies used by the federal and provincial governments and how they interface with Aboriginal law and Aboriginal rights and title.
The Need for a Unique Métis Claims Process - Minister's Special Representative Report (2016) on Métis Section 35 Rights
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Zachary Davis
Description
Two presentations: "The Need for a Unique Métis Claims Process - Minister's Special Representative Report (2016) on Métis Section 35 Rights" and "Métis Scrip: A Claim Against the Crown". Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:54:44.
A Framework for Recognition of Métis Rights and Aspirations
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference
Métis Nation of Alberta's Registry: A Digital Approach to Connecting Historical and Contemporary Communities
MNA's Registry: A Digital Approach to Connecting Historic and Contemporary Communities
Reconciling Métis Rights: Strategies for Negotiations with the Crown
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Douglas Eyford
Ryan Shackleton
Harry Slade
Description
Three presentations: "Reconciling Métis Rights: Strategies for Negotiations with the Crown"; "MNA's Registry: A Digital Approach to Connecting Historic and Contemporary Communities"; and "A Framework for Recognition of Métis Rights and Aspirations". Followed by question and answer period.
Article reviews Canada's 1876 Indian Act and examines some of the ways in which the Canadian government has dominated Indigenous peoples throughout its history.
Discusses Commission's annual report, reviews Alexis First Nation claim with federal Crown's grants of three rights of way and the acceptance of Coldwater Narrows land claim. Complete issue on one pdf.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 6, November-December 2003, pp. 8-9
Description
Chronicles the efforts of a local activist who spent decades campaigning for the return of Wybalenna to her people where they were forcibly resettled to in 1834.
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Toronto, 2003.
Discussion of how the totem system works, and the implications this has for land claims in the Canadian legal system.
General background information about the duty to consult, including pertinent court cases, and brief discussion of how the principle may impact municipalities.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Fall, 2003, pp. 27-66
Description
Studies the interaction of Indigenous peoples, nation states and national parks. The article also discusses how new management models allow Indigenous influenced park policy.
Article uses the Kaska Dena claim to Aboriginal title as a case study to examine the nuanced effects of the trapline registration policies in British Columbia on Indigenous rights.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 32-37
Description
Looks at regional governments' lack of recognition of pastoralism and attempt to assimilate pastoralists into society and a sedentary lifestyle.
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“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:28:35.
Describes the role the scrip system played in eliminating the Métis land base, lists Métis political organizations and discusses current activity aimed at recovering their land base, which would enable a move toward self-government.
Briefly discusses trapping from the fur trade to present day, methods of trapping and process of tanning hides for use later in items such as clothing and bedding.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.